Catholic priest passes away after staying overnight with a woman in a hotel.

Authorities are investigating the death of a Catholic priest, Joseph Kariuki Wanjiku, who passed away after staying at Monalisa Hotel Delview in Gatanga with a 32-year-old woman. The priest felt dizzy, prompting his companion to seek help, but he was pronounced dead upon reaching Kenol Hospital. The suspicious nature of his death has prompted an investigation by the police in Nairobi.

The police report read in part,

“One Joseph Kariuki Wanjiku aged 43yrs old, a Catholic priest at Archdiocese of Nairobi and a farmer at Mangu area checked in at the said hotel together with his girlfriend who also happens to be his colleague at the workplace in Ruai.

“Then, this morning (Saturday) at around 0800hrs, the priest’s girlfriend notified the hotel management that the boyfriend was dizzy and getting unconscious so that they could rush him to the hospital. They then rushed him to Kenol Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.”